by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 30, 2016
Applying system thinking as an approach to sustainable design is the last post in a series discussing the different framework and approaches to sustainable design. A complex society with many different challenges for the near future demands a framework that puts complexity into a simpler way of doing things than before. Find out how!
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on September 25, 2014
Design with nature discusses the Permaculture design framework. Nature is not served by rigid laws, but by rhythmical, reciprocal processes, this must be kept in mind. We need to re-discover cycles, pulsation and subtler transmissions of nature energies that actually science took away because of its materialistically based methodology
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on May 17, 2014
The previous ways of designing, manufacturing and product consumption since the industrial revolution has failed and caused tremendous damage. Product Lifecycle assessment is the fourth post in a series that aims to discuss the different approaches and framework for sustainable fashion design that can make a difference.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on April 8, 2014
Cradle to cradle an approach and framework for sustainable design. This is the third post in a series that aims to discuss the different approaches and framework for sustainable fashion design. Previous posts on nature capitalism and biomimicry.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 27, 2014
Biomimicry as nature builds it is the second post in a series whereof we discuss the different design tools for sustainable fashion, to give an introduction to these frameworks advantages and limitations. Read more.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on March 18, 2014
We are living in a world with limited stocks of physical and biological resources. Nature provides many services that benefit our society, however previous ways of designing have caused serious damage to the earth. How can we change it?
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on July 28, 2013
A combination of demographic, technological, and economic trends has accelerated the ability of humans to modify their built and natural habitats. Growth in the world’s economic sectors—including agriculture—and urban center is changing the landscapes of our Earth and multiplying the flow of goods and services derived from water and other natural resources.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on May 22, 2013
The last posts 2013 the year sustainable and Eco fashion reached the mainstream consumer? How do the brand new Eco and sustainable consumer look like? Re-thinking Environment and sustainable development in the Twenty-first Century have mainly focused upon necessary changed needed in corporate culture and how and why the new sustainable consumption is rising
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on May 4, 2013
Megatrends 2000 were the first signal of sustainable design for the jeans giant Levi Strauss Co. A major shift from materialism to spirituality will start to develop. People all over the world are abandoning a “has it all” materialistic drive in favor of burgeoning appetite for spirituality. People around the world are expressing a deep need for things spiritual. Part Two
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on January 25, 2013
Sustainability is one of the most important issues today. Global resources are disappearing rapidly, and most of these essential elements of modern products have taken earth for millions of years and are not replaceable. Sustainable fashion design is probably the way the fashion industry can do something about environmental problems
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on June 30, 2012
The third post in the series The greatest environmentalists is dedicated a small, nevertheless, great man Gandhi was able to free India from the British Empire without the use of violence. Gandhi with his Chakra spinning wheel became the symbol of peaceful resistance
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on June 10, 2012
Sustainability is fast becoming a buzzword throughout the design and fashion industry. Fashion and Ecology are a paradox in itself, where the demand for fast-fashion life cycle clashes with the Sustainable product designed the traditional needs for a slower production cycle. Is fast fashion – mission impossible?
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on May 24, 2012
Sustainability is fast becoming a buzz word throughout the design and fashion industry. Fashion and Ecology are a paradox in itself, where the demand for fast-fashion life cycle clashes with the idea of an extended and slower fashion. Sustainable fashion, also called eco fashion, is a part of the growing design philosophy and trend of sustainability in product design.
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on April 22, 2012
Earth day was a reality 22nd of April 1970, the start of the most political and environmentally aware decade of last century. But it was nearly a year before in 1969 when Gaylord Nelson, the Earth Day founder, thought about the idea of celebrating Earth Day. He was pushed to the edge and sought after doing something that should have been a long time ago, after seeing the effects of the Santa Barbara oil spill.
